Kuwait cabinet mourns passing of Sheikh Salem Al-Ali

KUWAIT, The cabinet expressed sincere condolences to His Highness the Amir Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah and Al-Sabah family for the passing away of His Highness the Commander of Kuwait National Guard Sheikh Salem Al-Ali Al-Salem Al-Sabah yesterday. Sheikh Salem offered, during his lifetime, countless contributions and services to the homeland and the citizens, the cabinet recalled during its weekly session, held at Bayan Palace on Tuesday under the chairmanship of His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Ahmad Abdullah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah. The meeting heard a presentation by Minster of Public Works and Minister of State for Municipal Affairs Dr. Noura Mohammad Al-Meshaan on the project to develop Al-Mubarkiya marketplace, according to statements by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs Shereeda Abdullah Al-Mousherji. The project aims to build a hotel with a classical architecture, a shopping complex, a pa rking lot and numerous facilities at the site. Minister of Social Affairs, Labor, Family and Childhood Affairs and Minister of State for Youth Affairs Dr. Amthal Hadi Al-huwailah briefed the meeting on the activities of the committee on national cooperative projects, including the cooperatives' center for addiction treatment, the cooperatives' center for pediatric hereditary disease treatment, and the social care complex. Source: Kuwait News Agency